Biography

Judy was born to a mechanical engineer and a hospital administrator. Judith Laura Evans Greer showed an affinity for acting as early as high school, when she was a member of the Creative and Performing Arts program at Winston Churchill High School in Livonia, MI (a suburb of…more

Initially, Judy did not want to appear on Celebrity Poker Showdown; however, her friends (actors Sean Gunn and Joshua Mailina) and her castmates from Arrested Development convinced her to compete on the show.

Judy: You've heard the phrase 'There are no small roles, just small actors?' Well, I kind of disagree. There are small roles, but when you get a lot of them in a row, you can become a pretty successful actress, and that's what I've done.

Judy: There are a lot of perks when you're an actor. Free food at work was my second favorite in the beginning, but my first was the weird stuff. Like seeing celebrities in no makeup and finding out what they ate.

Judy: The truth is, if I was maybe better or funnier or prettier, wouldn't I have starred in a movie? I can see it objectively as a businesswoman - if no one's buying your product, then there's not a desire for it.

Judy: Sometimes I think to get to the emotional level of a scene, you don't necessarily have to have experienced the exact thing that person has experienced, but whatever you have in your life that has gotten you to that place is usually enough.

Judy: I think when you're just counting on your voice, you actually need double the energy. I find myself acting out the scenes and being very physical while I'm recording because I think you can tell when someone is just sitting on a stool.

Judy: I remember my choir teacher in high school told me, 'When in doubt, sing loud.' I'm a terrible singer, but I always auditioned for the musicals, and would get cast in them because I really would just put it all out there. That was really good advice, and I think it works for everything, not just acting.

Judy: I really love this character I played called Becky Freeley in a T.V. show called 'Miss Guided'. We only shot seven episodes, and nobody watched it, and it was on for, like, a second, but I really liked that character.

Judy: I found the structure of writing a screenplay harder than the structure of writing an essay. But it was definitely challenging to force myself to sit and write. I'm not used to having to force myself to work.

Judy Greer: (On what she is most recognized for as of August 14 2009) I guess I have to say it's probably a tie between Arrested Development and whatever movie happens to be on TV at the moment. Sometimes I'll get loads of, "Oh my god, you're in The Wedding Planner!" And I'll go, "Oh, that must be on TV right now?" "Yeah, I saw it on TV last night!" And then you can tell if tons of people start to be like, "Oh, 27 Dresses…" I can't say it's any one movie more than another. But I do get lots of Arrested Development. People are finally watching it! [Laughs]

Judy Greer: (On the tone of Marmaduke) The tone I feel like… It is a movie for children, but it doesn't feel like goofy or silly or over the top. The reason I wanted to be in the movie was because I thought the script was so smart. It didn't feel dumb or dumbed down for kids at all. I laughed out loud, and it's actually pretty rare that I laugh out loud when I read things.

Judy Greer: (On the animated TV series Archer) My take on it would be it's sort of like a James Bond spoof. It's sort of the bad James Bond. This character is a secret agent. He seems to be kind of accidentally good at his job and he's a total womanizer. Everyone who works in this small secret agency, I think they're all just a bunch of f**k ups. They're really, really funny. We're all a mess, all the characters. And he and his mom have this amazing dynamic. I can't wait… That is a whole different experience, because I just get these scripts and then go to a recording studio and record my lines for an hour. I know Chris Parnell and Jessica Walter and hearing them, holy poop, it's going to be hilarious. I can hear their voices doing it and it's so funny.

Judy Greer: (On what it is like working for Michael Eisner) I know! I guess I just try not to think about that. I just see him as my boss. He's just so nice. I've never seen him not smiling, and it's not like I see him every time. But when he does come by -- like when we do our table reads at our office, he's always there -- he's always smiling. I know the history of Michael Eisner, but I just think he seems like a really happy guy! I mean, I guess you would be! But he's always got a smile on his face and he's extremely generous.

Judy: (about Alexandra Kyle, who played the younger version of her in "13 Going on 30") All the producers and everyone thought that she looked so much like me, but I think she's just so cute. They all asked me, "Did you look just like her when you were that age?" and I was like, "Noooooo!" I looked like a little boy, seriously. I had long arms and braces, and she is just gorgeous. The director kept telling her to do things the way I would do them, but I was like, "No, I need to be watching her," because she was perfect. She hit it right on.

Judy: How I prepare really depends on the character, so it changes. I might go shopping and buy something I think the character might buy, things like that. I usually try to find the character from the outside in.

Judy: Well comedy certainly comes easier to me I certainly get a lot of offers, I get more of an opportunity for those. I am interested in playing dramatic roles and I've had a lot more life experience now and I feel like I have more to offer for dramatic roles. I don't think that you can really be dramatic without being a little funny.

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